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TuesdayOctober7201411JUSTICEVIOLENCENATIONALFIREPREVENTIONWEEKItsNationalFirePreventionWeek.Residentsacrosstheterritoryarebeingremindedthatthisisanimportanttimeofyeartoensureyouandyourlovedonesareprotectedagainstthethreatofre.ThisyearthethemeofFirePreventionWeekisWorkingsmokealarmssavelives.TestyourseverymonthIencourageallNWTresidentstotakethisopportunitytomakesuretheyhaveworkingsmokeandcarbonmonoxidedetectorsintheirhome.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouthowtodothispleasevisitwww.maca.gov.nt.cawhereyoucanndachecklistwhichoncecompletedwillmakeyourhomesaferandallowyoutoenteryournameintotheDepartmentofMunicipalandCommunityAffairsFirePreventionWeekcontest.Rememberfiresafetystartswithyou.RobertC.McLeodMinisterofMunicipalandCommunityAffairs.RecentdeathsloomasterritorymarchesagainstviolenceByDALICARMICHAELJustoneweekafterayoungwomanwasfounddeadbehindtheGoldRangeHotelinYellowkniferesidentsaroundtheterri-toryarecomingtogethertoacknowledgetheissueofviolenceintheircommunitieswithmarchesandvigilshonouringvictimsandsurvivors.FamilyViolenceAwarenessWeekkickedoffonFridaywithSistersinSpiritvigilsandmarchesongoingacrossthecountryinanefforttohonourmissingandmurderedAboriginalwomen.ActivistsinFortGoodHopeInuvikHayRiverYellowknifeandTuktoyaktukarespendingthisweekrun-ningTakeBacktheNightmarchesamongothercommunityeventsagainstdomes-ticviolence.Wefindsometimeswhendomesticvio-lenceisinthenewstheresalotofaware-nessarounditbutthenpeoplekindofforget.ItsimportanttokeepthemessagealivesaidLorrainePhaneufexecutivedirectoroftheStatusofWomenCounciloftheNWT.Ensuringthesafetyofwomenshouldreachallwalksoflifeitsnotjustonecertaindemographic.Wehavetomakesurethatallwomenaresafeinthestreetsandintheirhomes.InYellowknifeavigilwashostedonFri-daybytheNWTNativeWomensAssocia-tionNWAwhereexecutivedirectorNolaNallugiakcalledforanation-wideresponsetothegrowingnumberofmissingandmur-deredindigenouswomen.WerelookingatabroaderpictureofwhatplacesindigenouswomenatriskNallugiaktoldTheJournal.Weareveryconcernedandwouldlikestepstakentoeradicatethecrisisofmissingandmur-deredindigenouswomenacrossthecountryandwewouldlikeacomprehensivewellthought-outcoordinatednationalplande-velopedwithinputfromindigenouspeopleasfullparticipantsanddecision-makersinanyinitiatives.Thoughthecauseof30year-oldNormanWellsresidentFayeKaraGrandjambesdeathlatelastmonthinYellowkniferemainsin-conclusivewhilethecoronersofceawaitstheresultsoftoxicologyteststhesuddennatureoftheyoungwomansdeparturewasenoughtorattletheterritorywhereincidentsofAboriginalwomenbeingmurderedonthestreetsofYellowknifehauntrecentmemory.LutselKeresidentYvonneDesjarlais63isoneofthosemurderedinthecityinDe-cember2012.IttookpoliceoversixmonthstocatchandchargesuspectDavidRichardHarrison28withrstdegreemurderafterhisDNAwasfoundatthecrimescene.Al-mosttwoyearslaterthecasehasyettobesettledinSupremeCourt.Whileparadesofpeopleattendedthevig-ilsandmarchesonFridayGrandjambesfamilyheldafuneralfortheyoungwomanexpressingtheirthanksfortheoutreachandsupporttheyreceivedfromtheterri-toryduringwhattheycalledachalleng-ingtime.TheRCMPattendedtheYellowknifevigilshortlyafterannouncingthattheirongoingworkintoterritorialmissingpersonscaseshasresultedinthenamesandinformationoffourmissingpeoplefromtheNorthwestTer-ritoriesbeingaddedtotheCanadasMiss-ingwebsiteagrowingnationaldatabaseofmissingpersonsandunidentiedremainscasesthatgivesthepublicanopportunitytoprovidetipstoauthorities.TheNativeWomensAssociationwillalsoshareitsmessageatthecitysTakeBacktheNightMarchonOct.9.NWTsecondhighestratesofviolenceinCanadaWithninetimesthenationalaveragetheNWThasthesecondhighestrateofviolencepercapitainanyCanadianterritoryorprov-incefollowingNunavut.AccordingtoareportputoutbytheCo-alitionAgainstFamilyViolenceandtheStatusofWomenCounciloftheNWT534women487childrenand49eldersfromacrosstheterritorycheckedintosheltersbetween2010and2012becauseofdomesticviolenceissues.Thoseareonlythereportednumbersoffamilyvio-lencewhichaccountforanestimated50percentofincidents.InresponsetothestatisticsRCMPintheNWTcreatedaFamilyViolenceCoordina-torpositionin2013whosemandateistotrainterritorialpoliceandvictimsservicesmembersonfamilyviolenceinvestigationsincludingelderandchildabuseandtondfundingforawarenesscampaigns.CommunitymembersofFortSmithgatherattheNorthernLifeMuseumandCulturalCentreOct.4foraSistersinSpiritvigilhonouringallmissingandmurderedwomen.PhotoDaliCarmichael